Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq?), the leading provider of branded and fully-customized consumer identity theft protection and credit management services to the customers of many of North America's largest financial services companies, and ID Analytics, Inc., the Identity Risk Management company, today announced a partnership that will provide consumers with even stronger protection from the identity fraud that often results from the theft of consumers' personal and financial information.

Already a leader in consumer identity fraud protection and recovery solutions, Intersections will augment its current and future consumer offerings with ID Analytics' sophisticated analytical solutions for the detection and prevention of identity fraud. The combined solution, to be available later this year, will provide consumers with the ability to monitor--in real time--if their identities have potentially been compromised and allow them to take action that can head off the resulting fraud. This is made possible by ID Analytics' cross-company, cross-industry ID Network, the nation's first and only real-time fraud prevention system built exclusively to prevent identity fraud and related risk.

According to Gartner, leveraging cross-industry data is more effective in fighting fraud than just relying on public information and a single company's application data. Because identity criminals don't just attack one bank or one industry, best-in-class identity networks are necessary to keep up with their illicit movements.(a)

"This partnership with Intersections represents ID Analytics' first step into the consumer market," said Bruce Hansen, chairman and CEO of ID Analytics. "Having established our Identity Risk Management solutions among leading U.S. and U.K. credit card issuers, retail banks, wireless carriers and online merchants, leveraging our technology to directly help consumers is a natural fit for us."

"Intersections services are already in use by nearly 3 million consumers across North America. This partnership with ID Analytics will enable us to better serve those consumers as we develop the next level of consumer identity fraud protection and prevention," said Michael Stanfield, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intersections Inc. "Our goal is to provide multiple layers of protection for our customers. Our new solution will help consumers be aware of identity theft as soon as it happens to them so that they can protect themselves before it becomes a costly and damaging fraud."

About Intersections Inc.
Intersections Inc. is the leading provider of branded and fully-customized consumer identity theft protection and credit management services to the customers of financial institutions and financial services companies in North America. Using our technology solutions and marketing capabilities, we assist these companies in meeting the needs of their customers in an effective, efficient and ethical environment. Intersections currently provides its services to more than 2.9 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. Learn more about Intersections at www.intersections.com.

About ID Analytics
ID Analytics is the Identity Risk Management company providing advanced analytic solutions that prevent identity fraud and manage identity risk across the customer lifecycle. ID Analytics' intelligent ID Network, the first and only real-time national network built exclusively to manage identity risk, coupled with its optimization technology, makes it possible for companies to balance profit against identity risk. The ID Network is already used daily by over half the credit and retail card issuer market in the U.S., as well as leading wireless and online consumer finance companies. Founded in 2002 and based in San Diego with offices throughout the U.S. and in the UK, ID Analytics is led by an executive team with strong fraud analytics experience.

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